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Gum Bichromate & Ziatype Workshops

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Two Gum Bichromate Images ©Anne Eder

Gum Bichromate Workshop

Gum bichromate is a 19th century photographic process using gum arabic, photo-sensitive dichromate, and watercolor pigments to create monochromatic, duotone, or full color images. The results are each unique and 100% archival. This workshop will take participants through the steps from generating large format color separation negatives to final printing. All the materials needed for this workshop will be provided.

Date: Saturday July 29, 2017
Time: 10:00-6:00 with a break for lunch
Place: Digital Silver Imaging, 9 Brighton Street, Belmont, MA
Fee: 249.00

GB Workshop

Student Discount: Currently enrolled students can receive a 10% discount. Use promo code: Student10 at checkout. You will be asked to present your valid student ID at the workshop, if you do not have a valid ID you will be charged the full $249.

Images produced at a previous Ziatype Workshop

Ziatype Workshop

Ziatypes have the look of platinum/palladium prints but are not as difficult or expensive to produce. This beautiful alternative processes maybe the perfect match for your photographic imagery. The Ziatype Workshop is for beginners and photographers with basic knowledge of the ziatype process. Expert instructor, Anne Eder, will take participants through the complete process of making ziatypes from digital image to finished ziatype print.

Anne will step participants through the entire process, starting with making a contact negative on an inkjet printer, coating of light sensitive paper, exposure with sunlight, and the final archival wash.

During the course of this day-long workshop participants will focus on:
• Perfecting negative conversion curves for better print results
• Creating a negative to express your vision
• Understanding ziatype chemistry
• Creating additional color and tone in your ziatype

If you are curious about the advantages of ziatype printing here is a brief list:
• Ziatypes utilize a printing out process (POP), images can be evaluated as they print, resulting in far fewer underexposed or overexposed prints.
• Greater contrast control without graining
• Greater paper acceptance, prints well on most papers.
• Greater color control. You can “dial in” various shades of brown to red brown, purple to neutral grays.
• No developer needed.
• Excellent blacks (dmax)

All materials needed will be provided, prints will be made on Hahnmühle Platinum Rag paper.  Participants need to bring 3 to 4 images on a flash drive, CD, or their laptop. Images should have good tonal scale in both the highlight and shadow areas. Two negatives will be made, one larger and one smaller, so a larger size file is better as it can always be reduced without image degradation. Files should be 300ppi, actual size. Participants will be able to keep, the prints , negatives, and custom curves made during the workshop.

Date: Saturday August 19, 2017
Time: 10:00-6:00 with a break for lunch
Place: Digital Silver Imaging, 9 Brighton Street, Belmont, MA
Fee: 249.00
Zia Workshop
Student Discount: Currently enrolled students can receive a 10% discount. Use promo code: Student10 at checkout. You will be asked to present your valid student ID at the workshop, if you do not have a valid ID you will be charged the full $249.

Instructor Bio: Anne Eder, holds a masters degree in Photography and Integrated Media, and has studied with Christopher James, author of the Book of Alternative Processes. Her gum bichromate images and studio practice are featured in Gum Printing: A Step-By-Step Manual Highlighting Artists And Their Creative Practiceby Christina Z. Anderson, published by Focal Press/Routledge 2017. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is held in both public and private collections.

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2016 Digital Silver Imaging Portfolio Award Winners

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Digital Silver Imaging is please to announce the 2016 winners of our Portfolio Awards. The winners were selected by our 4 esteemed jurors, Steven Kasher, J. Sybylla Smith, Marianna Rothen, and John Lehr. The winners were selected in an anonymous review of the images, each submission was given a number, and no biographical information or statement was given to the jurors.

This is the second year Digital Silver Imaging has awarded these three $1250 printing grants to recent graduates. We hope this award will allow emerging photographers to continue producing photographic prints at a critical time in their development as artists.

This years winners are, in no particular order:

Ke Peng DSI Portfolio Award 2016
©Ke Peng

Ke Peng, BFA 2015 Rhode Island School of Design, visit her website

©Emily Sheffer
©Emily Sheffer

Emily Sheffer, BFA 2015 Massachusetts College of Art, visit her website

©Rachel Cox
©Rachel Cox

Rachel Cox, MFA 2013 University of New Mexico, visit her website

Congratulations to our talented winners. For more information about the Digital Silver Imaging Portfolio Awards follow this link.

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Ben Folds

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"Me n Elvis" ©Ben Folds
“Me n Elvis” ©Ben Folds

When we received our first print order from Ben Folds we were a little star struck. After all, this was the genre bending solo artist, the lead man of the Ben Folds Five, the hip and insightful judge on The Sing Off. With such a diverse portfolio of talent, what would Ben Folds the photographer be like?

Turns out that Ben Folds is a very talented photographer, who has created an extensive body of work much like he has done as a musician. Ben has a long history with the photographic craft. He himself is an excellent printer and often shoots film. When it comes to photography, Ben refers to himself as, “an obsessive freak,”  and he always has a camera close at hand, usually an old Rollie, Leica range finder, or digital Leica Monochrom.

"Door to Nowhere - Savannah" ©Ben Folds
“Door to Nowhere – Savannah” ©Ben Folds

On his web site Ben states, “…my interest in photographs has expanded to equal that of music and I find one art form always informs and inspires the other.”

It makes sense that someone as creative as Ben Folds would bring his sensibilities of composition, contrast, expression, and craft to all artistic endeavors. His elegant black & white photographs do not disappoint.

"Luckiest" ©Ben Folds
“Luckiest” ©Ben Folds

With the release of his album “So There,” Ben produced several versions on vinyl that included signed prints of XX photographs both on RC and Fiber DSI Digital Silver Prints®. We were fortunate to produce the prints for Ben, and we probably should have included an ice pack for his signing hand.

Many people, including myself, are fans of Ben Folds the musician/singer/song writer. As an artist he is always pushing boundaries, and I think that’s a good example for anyone involved in a creative endeavor. As a photographer Folds appears to be exploring a different side of creative expression. But what else would you expect from Ben Folds.

For more on Ben Folds, the photographer and musician, follow this link.

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SPE 2016 Las Vegas

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SPE 2016 Las Vegas was another great experience for Digital Silver Imaging. Our booth was busy with interested photo students, educators, and artists. This year we invited John Reuter from New55 to demonstrate their instant positive/negative 4×5 film. John photographed individuals who visited our booth. John made over 50 images and the gallery below shows some of the great portraits he created in less than optimal conditions of a hotel convention hall.

As always the programing was diverse and interesting, with this year’s theme being “Constructed Realities.”  The organizational skills of SPE’s Nina Barcellona Kidd insured that the 4 days of lectures, portfolio reviews, panels, and trade exhibition went off smoothly and efficiently. Thanks to everyone at SPE for another wonderful national conference.
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We also enjoyed spending time with our old friend Jim Stone. Jim was this year’s SPE Honored Educator. Jim is currently teaching grad students at the University of New Mexico, and his roots go back to the New England area where he taught at the alma mater of DSI founder, Eric Lunden, Boston College.  Jim is a longtime friend to both DSI partners Eric and Andrea Zocchi.

Digital Silver Imaging has attended and supported SPE (Society of Photographic Educators) since the inception of the company. One of the partners, Andrea Zocchi, is a “Talbot Level” donor to SPE.

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Subscribe to ZEKE magazine and receive $17 off your Digital Silver Imaging Print Order

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Photo by Daro Sulakauri

Subscribers to ZEKE Magazine receive $17 off their print order of $35 or more with Digital Silver Imaging.

How-to Subscribe and Receive your Discount:

  1. Subscribe to ZEKE Magazine and you will receive a promotional code in your subscription confirmation email.
  2. Place your order for Custom black & white DSI Digital Silver Prints®, Custom Color Pigment Prints, or either color or b&w Value Prints.
  3. When finished with your order, enter your promotional code and your order will receive a $17 discount.*

If you have any questions please give Digital Silver Imaging a call M-F , 9-5:30 EST, (617) 489-0035.

*This offer expires 6/1/16. All printing discounts must be utilized by 6/30/16. This offer has no cash value and may not be redeemed for any other products other than those mentioned. Print orders must have a minimum price of $35 before discount. This promotion may not be combined with any other offer.

 

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Lightroom Workshops with Kathy Tarantola

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Lightroom Library Module
Adobe Lightroom Certified Expert, Kathy Tarantola will be the instructor for this series of workshops. Kathy always receives rave reviews from workshop participants, and Digital Silver Imaging is pleased to have her back in 2016.

You can take one of these workshops at a time or enroll for the entire series. No prerequisite required.

Lightroom Library Module Intensive
Saturday, March 5, 12-5 PM

In this Library Module intensive, we will cover many of the features that make Lightroom an exceptional Digital Asset Manager used by many professional photographers.

We will have time to practice, so you will walk away with hands-on knowledge. We will cover the best workflow practices of importing, renaming, using stars and color labels for rating, and keywording and metadata for identification and search simplicity.

We will also delve into the Export feature and create export presets to streamline your process. Learn how to seamlessly work between Lightroom and Photoshop.

Topics include
• Import process, applying metadata during import
• Organizing – making a folder structure that works for you
• Viewing Modes
• Renaming, creating new folders, moving files
• Removing vs Deleting files
• Metadata and Keywording
• Using star ratings and color labels
• Searching / Filtering – how to find anything!
• Collections & Smart Collections to organize multiple projects
• Exporting – export presets
• Mastering good workflow practices

Our purpose in teaching module specific workshops is to have each student learn features in depth and to leave the workshop with a true understanding of the how the program can enhance your workflow.

Date: Saturday March 5, 2016
Time: 12-5 PM 
Location: Digital Silver Imaging, 9 Brighton St. Belmont, MA 
Fee for this course is $149*

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LR Lib Mod

 

Lightroom 101 – Basics and Beyond
Saturday, January 23

This workshop will thoroughly cover the Library and Develop modules where you manage, keyword, edit and enhance your images. With hands-on practice, learn how to quickly and easily import, organize, edit, rate, and enhance your images, and how to work through large shoots efficiently with synchronized settings and presets. We will discuss how Photoshop will still fit in your workflow, and learn how to move between Lightroom and Photoshop easily.

We will take several images through the entire Develop workflow, reviewing tools as we go. Topics emphasized will be based on student needs. You will have time to practice with your own images, ask questions, and get feedback on your work.

Library Module
• Import process
• Organizing
• Renaming
• Presets
• Metadata and Keywording
• Using ratings and filters
• Collections
• Searching
• Exporting
• Mastering good workflow practices

Develop Module
• Evaluating photos and making creative decisions
• Perfecting tone and color in each photo
• Making local adjustments with tools such as Paintbrush and Graduated Filter
• Applying sharpening and noise reduction
• Correcting lens distortion • Using virtual copies
• Making great black and white conversions
• Presets
• Soft Proofing for printing

The class will touch on the features of the Map, Book, Slideshow, Print and Web modules, all of which take your workflow to a professional conclusion.

No prior experience with Lightroom is necessary; however a working knowledge of computers is necessary for you to get the most from this workshop. A laptop computer loaded with at least Lightroom 5 is required. You can download a trial version at Adobe.com.

You will gain a fresh outlook on how to manage your workflow and process your digital images faster and with more precise control, as well as learning to quickly increase your creativity and output stunning images.

Date: Saturday January 23, 2016
(SNOW DATE – If conditions are too severe, this Workshop will be held on Saturday 1/30)
Time: 12-5 PM 
Location: Digital Silver Imaging, 9 Brighton St. Belmont, MA 
Fee for this course is $149*

This workshop was successfully completed on 1/23/16 

Lightroom Develop Module Intensive
Saturday, February 27, 12-5 PM

In this Develop Module intensive, we will cover many of the features that make Lightroom an amazing and powerful processor of digital images.

We will learn how to evaluate your photographs and how to make creative processing decisions with time to practice each step. Using your own images with help along the way, you will walk away with hands-on knowledge and the confidence to enhance all of your work quickly and with stunning results.

Topics include
• Perfecting tone and color in each photo
• Applying sharpening and noise reduction
• Correcting lens distortion and chromatic aberration
• Noise Reduction
• Cropping
• Spot, Red Eye, Graduated and Radial Filter, Paintbrush tools
• Hue, Saturation, Luminance, adjustments
• Using virtual copies to create variations of your work
• Post crop vignetting and the dehaze filter• Making great black and white conversions
• Creative presets – use LR templates or create your own
• Soft Proofing for printing

Our purpose in teaching module specific workshops is to have each student learn features in depth and to leave the workshop with a true understanding of the how the program can enhance your images and ease your workflow.

Date: Saturday February 27, 2016 
Time: 12-5 PM 
Location: Digital Silver Imaging, 9 Brighton St. Belmont, MA 
Fee for this course is $149*

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This workshop is sold out!

 

For over two decades, Kathy Tarantola has been sought after as a commercial and editorial photographer working throughout Boston and New England. Kathy is an experienced instructor having conducted photography workshops across the US and abroad. She is an Adobe Certified Expert in Lightroom a respected member of the photo community and has served as Co-president and board member of the New England chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP).

*Refund Policy: Because our instructors commit their time to workshops and space is limited, our refund policy is as follows: Cancellations 2 weeks prior to the workshop will receive a full refund. Cancellations a week before the workshop date will receive a 50% refund. All other cancellations will not receive a refund but may apply 50% of the workshop fee to a future workshop of the same or greater price. You must notify us of your cancellation or inability to attend via email. (info@digitalsilverimaging.com).

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